Beet harvester



May 15, 1923. m5551037 L.\L clRAx BEET HARVESTER FiledApril so. m21 2 sheets-sheet 2 p tools, such as cultivators,

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.. lv attain. these Patented May 15, 1923.

LOIS-'VVIG'TOR CIRAC; OFflFALLON, NVADA.-

^ HARVESTER.

l Applicaties niej-dahinso,

To allwhcmtfmay concern.; l

Be it knownthatl, Louis Vieron Gmac, j a citizen of..t lieUnit ed States,i and resident 41of Fallon, county of Churchill, andfiState of Nevada, have invented a new and useful BeetHarvester, ofwhich thefollowing is a specifi.CatiomA l i Tshe present :invention relates to .improvef VInentsin beetharvesters and its obj ect is to provideay beetfharvester that will top the beets, before ylifting lthem out of the ground, has a vertically.; adjustable topper, a vertically adjustable frame,` an adjustable vwidth of track so thatitmay'be adjusted to the width of the rows,.and that may `at the same timeibeusedI in connection with cultivating weeders,` shovel plOWS, etc,

objects by means ofthe mechanism; illustrated, in the accompany-ing drawing, in which `Figure 1 represents a side viewvof my harvester, Figure 2 a planV view ofthe same, Figure 3 adetail view of aA topper'forming part ofmy harvestenFigure 4 a detailview showing the attachmentof al, tool shank to. agirder forming part of myy device, ,e i .t Y Referring to the, drawing. more particu?- beingofithesize of mowing machine wheels, areeonnectedfby thez axle. (2).- .A frame (3),v is supported on said axle and consists of,.f1. pluralitygeff. angjleirons arranged to -follow the outlines of a longitudinal, rather flat, rectangular body. About midways of their lengths the sides of the frame carry two vertical channel irons (6), their webs (7) lying iiat against the angle irons which form the frame, their legs (8) inclined toward each other as shown in Figure 2. The webs are provided with vertical slots (9) adapted to receive the sleeves (11). The latter fit on the axle and are provided with 'hanges (12) adapted to vertically slide in the channels (6). They are reciprocated in said slots by means of two semi-circular links (14) one end of which pivots on the pin (16) extending from each channel, while the other end is pivotally connected to a pair of links (17). The latter are suspended from arms (18) of the horizontal shaft (19) mounted in bear'ngs formed in longitudinal plates (21). i he latter are supported on two transverse channel irons (22) and (23), which again are part of two complete transverse girders (24) and (26),

fnarily the `weight of the driver N counterbalance the somewhat heavier weight` achine and of the A.

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surrounding the whole frame `A der (27) is provided in fronty of girders.

j The horizontal` shaft (19).l is provided with a long lever arm handled by the driver. `the drawing that by working the. long lever (28 adapted to be arm the looseends `of the semicircularllink's. (14) may be vertically reciprocated and thereby adjust the height of the frame rela-f ltive to the axle and the wheels.,k Aseat is.. Sliif' portedon the rearpart of thejframeand thatordr willAv about (29), restingon the `spring (31 may be longitudinally adjusted sok ofthe `front part of the m pole and double trees.

The girder (27) supportslthe topper which `.is vintended .to top the beets while groundby means `of a they `are still in the third girsaid `t'wo i,

It will be seen from horizontally revolving disk .The latter forms t v (38) i of circular cross-section, which` is yjoined to the vertical shaft (39A) of rectan- 'ular cross-sectionj by means of the socket 41) at they upper y Both shafts aresupported in the girder l (27) oney in lthe upper` channel and th Y at the lower end of the rectangularl `shaft engaging the ball end of the cylindrical shaft.` y

, the upper.

lower one e lower end ofthevertical shaft in the lower channels Vextra-heavy piecesof` iron` (4S.) j riveted to thechannels increasing the bearing surfaces of said channels.

The upper shaft is vertically adjustable and may be raised and lowered by means of the spring (40) positioned on the shaft between the upper channel and a collar (45) above said channel in combination with the eccentric semi-circular disk (44) engaging the slot (46) at the upper end of the shaft. The disk is worked by a foot lever (47) which may be adjusted in different positions by means of the set comb (48). The lower shaft receives rotary motion from the sprocket wheel (51) secured to one of the wheels (1) and consisting of two parts so that it may be taken od without removing the wheel. This sprocket wheel drives another smaller sprocket wheel (52) at the end of a shaft (53) supported in a bearing use in connection with the machine; As will a provided'in said vertical shaft, which allows of vertical. motion of the shaft without vertically affecting the bevel gear (58) 'Io hold both bevel gears in mesh, I provide a ring- (62) above gear (58), which ring is secured to the lower channel by means of the metal bar (63). Thus it will be seen that when the harvester is in motion the disk will rotate and its height above the surface of the soil can be controlled by the driver by means of the footl lever (47). Between the lower channel and the disk a rotating rake (64;)

is provided adapted to throw the tops of the beets aside after they have been cut. Y Each of the grders referred to is provided `withy a plurality of vertically aligned holes 66) adapted tol receive the vertical shank 67) of any 'tool that it may be desired to be yseen from the drawing, the tool 'shank is provided with two recesses, corresponding 1n distance to the holes in the upper and lower girders. Each of the recesses is adapted to engage one of the holes and to slip over one edge forming the hole.Y It is forced over said edge and vhe-ld in thatposition by means 'of the clamp f(68) bracing against one of the legs of' the channelv and drawn toward the same by means of the screw (69) penetratingy a slot (71) in said leg and an opposite hole (72) in the arched part of the clamp, a hexagonalfnuti (73)"securing said clamp in its place.

The lower end of the shank is providedl with a corrugated disk (76) to which a correspondingly equipped tool may be attached at anyi desired-angle. f

The liftingv tool (77) shown in the drawing comprises two members fastened to the lower ends of two shankssecured to the rear girder'in the manner described. VThey are further braced by two struts (78) connecting cured to the axle by means of set screws a central part of said Shanks to the central girder.`

The wheels (l) are movable on the axle (2) so that the distance of the wheels from each other may be adjusted to suit the width of the rows of beets. For this purpose I provide a plurality of holes (81) in each end of the axle,through which pins may be inserted adapted to secure the wheels to the axle,'while a collar (83) adapted to be sc)- 84 abuts against the inside ofthe hub. I claim:

scribed a topping device comprising a vertical shaft consisting oi' an upper part and alower Y part, a ball and socket, joint between said two parts, cutting means at the lower end of the lower part, a bevel gear slidable on said and spring means for opposing said down cal'sh'aft consisting of an upper part and a lower part, a ball andjsocketjoint between said twoparts, cutting means-at the lower lend of the lower part,`abevel 4gear slidable on said lower part adapted to transmit rotary motion to the same whereby itis renl dered active, a slot in the upper end ofthe upper part, an eccentric engaging said slot shaft, spring means for opposing said downwardmotion and means for brushing aside the tops of the beets mountedon 'said lower shaft.v

= Louis `vieron orme..

A adapted to impart downward motion to said Y A a 55 1.oIn` a beet harvester of the character de- 

